Sore Legs & Big Heads @The Abbeydale Picture House
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Monday 9th April 2018
Report written by Tom Mutton
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A great and victorious welcome was given to all those who made Monday's wet group run after the huge achievements of the weekend at Sheffield Half Marathon.
We had locals, travellers, runners and supporters who all played their part in a great day out for all.
We had a new runner this week so please whoop, hola and CHEER
After a brief brief we haed out into the wet evening air to our destination of The Abbeydale Picture House where we were greated by NOTORIOUS NICK who talked us through the many and various tasks that we would be doing that evening which included:
- Painting
- Lifting & Shifting
- Cutting & Boarding
- More painting
- Sorting & Florting
- Nailing & Tacking
After a solid 40mins effort by the various teams, we had made a huge impact on getting the house in order. After this time the curtain was calling so we headed backstage for the fitness show....
This week we fortunately had a large, clear inside space to work with so we had some great team exercise challenges including:
- Plank & Run Around
- Planck High 5's
- Partnered Press Up's
- Wall Sit/High Knees
A solid effort by all, especially those with sore legs! Following the session we headed home via an alternative route to add some variety and stretched off back at base.
Until next week, happy running!
Session Leader
This task supported
One of the most Beautiful buildings in Sheffield.
The Abbeydale Picture Palace was opened by the Lord Mayor William Farewell Wardley on December 20th 1920, with the silent film The Call of the Road. Designed by the architects Dixon & Stienlet of North Shields and Newcastle-on-Tyne to work as a theatre as well as a cinema, it has a generous stage with a fly tower, the UK’s only remaining “iron” safety curtain, intact and in situ, with original 1950s period advertisements. The original classical proscenium was hidden by the existing plain arch when Cinemascope was installed in the 1950s, but otherwise the auditorium remains intact and the building is listed Grade II. Soon after closing its doors on the 5th July 1975, the building was taken over by Messrs A & F Drake as an office-equipment showroom. They traded until the early 1990s, and after some years of neglect the building was taken over by the Friends of the Abbeydale Picture House as a rehearsal and performance space for amateur theatre groups. When the Friends of the Abbeydale project came to an end in 2012, the building was bought at auction by Phil Robins. Since July 2015 it has been managed by Hand Of, a Sheffield based arts platform who organise a diverse range of cultural events.
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